Ohio State drops to #9, Bobcats up to #23

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Alabama has run its streak of weeks at No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll to eight, the longest stay atop the rankings by the
Crimson Tide.

Ohio State, despite a thrilling come-from-behind victory over
Purdue, dropped two spots to #9 in the poll. Ohio University jumped up to #23 in the latest poll.

Alabama received 59 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel. The Tide has twice previously been No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks -- in 1979 when Bear Bryant coached `Bama to a national title and in 1980 when the Tide finished sixth.

Oregon is No. 2 for the fifth consecutive week, though the gap between the Ducks and No. 3
Florida, which received the other first-place vote, narrowed after the Gators beat
South Carolina 44-11 on Saturday. Alabama had gone three straight weeks as unanimous No. 1.